Am I Saved?

This is a common question many ask themselves when encountering Christianity for the first time. Unfortunately, people in the United States are more familiar with the Catholic or Protestant Churches than the Early Church, which is most faithfully represented by the Orthodox Church.

A simple response from the perspective of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church is this:

“Salvation is comprehensive. It has to do with our past–we have been saved from sin and death through baptism. This we call justification.

It has to do with the present–we are being saved. This has to do with our daily walk and growth in the life of Christ and the Spirit. This we call sanctification.

And salvation has to do also with our final glory in Christ. As Paul said, “When Christ Who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory” (Col. 3:4). That we call glorification.” *

* Coniaris, Anthony M., Introducing the Orthodox Church: Its Faith and Life, Light & Life Publishing Company.